As businesses open up and store hours return to normal. More people will begin shopping for clothes. Going to the mall with friends or a weekend family trip shopping. As much as we love shopping, next time try your neighborhood thrift store. Keep reading and we’ll show you how it can be just as fun…
Halloween season is upon us! Many of us at Green Venture LOVE Halloween, but we don’t love the waste that comes with it. Here are our favourite easy tips for cutting down on the waste – but not the fun – of Halloween! Pumpkins In Canada, we grow roughly 80,000 tonnes of pumpkins each…
The holiday season is fast approaching, and many of us are eager to socialize. With Thanksgiving only days away, it looks like public health restrictions will allow us to have moderately-sized gatherings. Like everything we do, these gatherings have an environmental footprint associated with them. We would like to share with you our favourite tips…
Zero Waste (or Lower Waste) Parties for Kids As things begin to open back up and many kids return to school, we may start seeing an increase in an event that has been a distant memory for many of us: children’s birthday parties with other people present. As much as our Kindergartener loved his…
Did you know that more than 30% of food produced in Canada is wasted? That adds up to about $49 billion dollars worth of food. When we add the cost of resources, energy, and labour that went into producing this food, that cost rises to over $100 billion annually. Not only is this incredibly wasteful…
These days, it can be confusing to know how and where to shop. With safe shopping practices constantly being updated and many businesses operating on reduced hours, it can often be useful to do some research and know before you go — but we know this can get overwhelming. However, we also know just how…
No one likes slipping and falling on ice & we want to know that our roads and sidewalks are maintained effectively, so as to not result in an unnecessary accident. However, Green Venture believes that this desire for safety does not have to compromise our desire for a healthy environment, and more specifically, a healthy…
By: Danielle Magcalas, EcoHouse Garden Assistant December is almost here! As you begin to decorate your home or wrap gifts, consider using materials that are natural, local or reused! On November 26th, Green Venture had a Wreath Making Fundraiser at the Pale Blue Dot Shop. The event was a huge hit! Everyone learned how to make…
By: Meghan Vidakovic, Green Venture Communications Volunteer The holidays are coming up fast, and it can be easy to slip into wasteful habits. Planning and thinking ahead can help beat avoidable waste, so read on to find some of our favourite holiday zero waste tips! Start saving your newspaper! Wrapping gifts in newspaper is a fun and creative way…